CHC50121 – Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care CHCECE041

CHC50121 – Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care CHCECE041 – Maintain a safe and healthy environment for children Assessment Task 3 – Excursion risk assessment Plan an excursion for a group of children in a regulated Children’s Education and Care service where you are on placement. Utilise the service policies and procedures along with legislative and regulatory requirements in relation to excursions. NOTE: it is not required that this excursion be conducted Once you have planned your excursion complete the Risk Assessment and Management Plan Template – Excursion. You may use ACECQA excursion template provided or the sample template provided in the Victoria Gardens’ policies and procedures. Once the excursion is planned and the Risk Assessment and Management plan template is completed discuss your excursion with your Workplace Supervisor and gain their feedback. Finally complete a self-reflection on your excursion plan responding to the questions listed. Excursion planning template 1 Identify and describe the age group of children you are planning an excursion for Toddlers (2-4 years): Toddlers are curious and energetic. In addition, they will be developing language and motor skills. Moreover, they enjoy hands-on activities and exploring their environment. 2 Research three (3) options for your chosen excursion age group and list the location, facilities and activities available at each one. These locations must be local to your current service. Location Facilities Activities 1. Kidzmania Indoor Play Centre Address: 129-133 Ballarat Road, Braybrook VIC 3019 Kidzmania has separate play areas for each age group. For example, they have a dedicated toddler area separate from the larger playground. The toddler section is soft and age-appropriate, designed to protect children’s safety. Moreover, it has climbing areas, ball pits, and smaller slides. Toddlers get to explore the soft play equipment while honing their motor skills and physical coordination. The play area has toys that are rich in senses, like climbing blocks, tunnels, and balls, to encourage young children’s physical development and curiosity. There are also birthday party packages and special themed events that involve group activities and games suitable for toddlers. 2. Melbourne Zoo Address: Elliott Avenue, Parkville, Melbourne. Melbourne Zoo has baby changing stations, family bathrooms, picnic areas, and stroller-friendly paths. In addition, there are plenty of shaded spots for resting, it is a great choice for families with young children. Keeper Kids Play Space: An interactive indoor space created with young children in mind. Pretend to be a veterinarian or zoo keeper to help toddlers with their imaginative play. Expanding The Wild Zone is a kid-only area with interactive animal statues, tunnel exploration, and sandpit play. Toddlers will love seeing the area’s little animals, such as meerkats and tortoises. Animal Exhibits: Elephants, lions, kangaroos, and penguins are just a few of the species that toddlers can enjoy visiting. The displays are made to be stroller-accessible and easy for small children to view. For children, Zoorassic Park is an exhibit with life-size animatronic dinosaurs. 3. St Kilda Beach There are plenty of eateries, cafés, public restrooms, and playgrounds along St Kilda Beach. Toddlers will love exploring the vast grassy picnic areas within the beachfront reserve. Toddlers can play in the sand and paddle in the shallow waters of the beach safely at St Kilda. Toddlers can climb, slide and swing at the nearby St Kilda Adventure Playground. Moreover, with beach activities such as collecting seashells in the sand, children can learn new vocabulary and develop fine motor skills, language development and social development. 3 What policies and procedures apply to excursions? List all that apply Excursion Policy: Risk assessment. Permission forms. Transport. Child Protection and Safety Policy. First Aid and Emergency Procedures. Sun Protection Policy. Health and Hygiene Procedures. 4. List transport options and requirements for all three (3) excursion options 1. . 2. 3. 5. Who would you collaborate with to ensure your excursion meets service policy and insurance requirements ? 6. Create your own Excursion Permission Form for one (1) chosen excursion option. Ensure your Permission Form outlines the following: Details of Excursion option chosen Proposed time and date Area of learning excursion is related to Applicable National Quality Standard Staffing requirements for excursion Include below or attach your permission form separately in the Assessment Dropbox. 7. List potential risks and hazards of excursion location, facilities and activities Potential hazards identified Risk rating given after undertaking risk assessment How will this risk be managed? (Control measures) 8. Describe what intentional teaching strategies you could use to prepare children for the excursion? 9. Risk Assessment and Management Plan Template – Excursion (You may use this ACECQA excursion template OR the sample template provided in Victoria Gardens policies and procedures) Service Name Excursion details Date (s) of excursion. If it is a regular outing include a description of when children are to be taken on regular outings. Proposed activities. List all activities that will take place during the excursion. Pick up location and destination (s). List each location travelled to and from as part of the excursion. E.g., the museum, park for lunch and service. Estimated departure and arrival times and duration of the excursion. E.g., from the service to each destination and returning to the service. Proposed route You can include an image of the route sourced online e.g. Google maps screenshot Means of transport E.g., public bus, private bus, coach, private car, taxi, tram Requirements for seatbelts or safety restraints in your state or territory have been met. Yes / No Comment: Number, full names and credentials of each adult involved in the excursion. E.g., service staff, family members, volunteers The number of educators / responsible adults, appropriate to provide supervision, and whether any adults with specialised skills are required. E.g. for children’s individual needs. The number of children involved in the excursion. Identify any water hazards during the excursion, including any risks associated with water-based activities? If yes, detail in the risk assessment table below. Yes / No Comment: Educator to child ratio, including whether this excursion warrants a higher ratio. Provide details in the risk assessment table below. Describe the process for entering and exiting the service premises and the pick-up location or destinations (as required); (include how each child is accounted for): Describe the procedures for embarking and disembarking the vehicle (include how each child is accounted for in embarking and disembarking): Excursion checklist – items to be readily available during the excursion (Please tick) ï€ First aid kit ï€ List of adults involved in the excursion ï€ List of children involved in the excursion ï€ Contact information for each adult ï€ Contact information for each child ï€ Mobile phone / other means of communicating with the service & emergency services ï€ Medication, health plans and risk assessments for individual children ï€ Other items, please list Use the table below to identify and assess risks to the safety, health or wellbeing of children attending the excursion, and specify how these risks will be managed and minimised (regulation 101(1)). This must include any risks associated with water-based activities. Risk assessment Activity Hazard identified Risk assessment (use matrix) Elimination/control measures Who undertakes risk assessment When Risk Matrix Consequences Likelihood Rare Unlikely Possible Likely Almost Certain Major Moderate High High Critical Critical Significant Moderate Moderate High High Critical Moderate Low Moderate Moderate High High Minor Very low Low Moderate Moderate Moderate Insignificant Very low Very low Low Moderate Moderate Plan and Review Plan prepared by: Full name: Signature: Role/Position: Date: Prepared in consultation with: Full name: Signature: Role/Position: Communicated to all relevant staff: Yes / No Comment if needed Vehicle safety information reviewed and attached: Yes / No Comment if needed: Provide the date in which this Risk assessment would be due to be re-evaluated and reviewed on if it was a regular outing (See Regulation 102 for requirements) Date:

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